Player Development Curriculum

Ovalookd Basketball Player Development Curriculum has been established to guide players and the

people who coach them, through a level-appropriate system of basketball development. Using Skill

development to design a practical, functional, and sequential development model to properly impart the

game to a player.

Introductory Level:

Learn fundamental movement skills and build overall motor skills. Participation once or twice per month in

basketball tournaments but daily participation in Basketball activity is essential for further excellence.

Group skill competitions are recommended throughout the level. Introduction to team principles/concepts

ONLY, avoid actual 5x5 competition until fundamentals are further developed.

Foundational Level:

Learn all fundamental and basic basketball-specific skills, establish building blocks for overall basketball

skills. 70% of time is spent on individual fundamental training and only 30% of the time is spent on actual

game competition. Teach position concepts, but DO NOT assign player positions at any point in the level.

Divide actual competition between special games (1x1, 2x2, 3x3, skill games) and 5x5 play, trying not to

focus on actual 5x5 competition until later in the level.

Advanced Level:

Build the aerobic base, build strength towards the end of the level and further develop overall basketball

skills. Build the “engine” and consolidate basketball skills. Early in the level, 60% of the time is spent on

individual training and 40% is spent on competition including 5x5 play, special games (1x1, 2x2, 3x3, skill

games) as well as team-oriented practices. Later in the level, depending on mastery of skills, the switch

can be made to a 50:50 training to competition ratio and positions can be assigned.

Performance Level:

Maximize fitness and competition preparation as well as individual and position-specific skills. Optimize

the “engine” of skills and performance. Training to competition ratio in this phase shifts to 25:75,

understanding that the competition percentage includes team-oriented practices and other competition

specific preparations

Pricing

For Introductory & Foundational Levels only

AAU- registration – $18.00

Uniform – $210.00

Admin fees – $72.00

Tournaments $150.00

Total package – $450.00